After her family fled war in Liberia and was resettled in Oakland, California by the IRC, Torbertha Torbor became a nurse practitioner in the hopes of giving back to her community. She's now on the frontlines fighting COVID-19.

Despair and devastation ring loud in headlines defined by the hopelessness and loss felt by millions everywhere. The weight of those words is heavy, and the futures of many communities seem uncertain at best. But brave individuals are rewriting their story.

David Miliband provides a weekly update on the impact of COVID-19 and the International Rescue Committee's coronavirus response around the world.

Game of Thrones actor and IRC Voice Lena Headey, at home in London, caught up with IRC psychologist Kiki Michailidou in Greece to hear how refugees she had met on her visits there were coping with the COVID-19 pandemic. Lena asked Kiki how anyone could self-isolate in a crowded refugee camp—it must be impossible. "It is impossible," Kiki told her. Watch their conversation and learn how you can help.

 Over 70 million refugees and displaced people are at risk of a crisis level the COVID-19 pandemic has not yet seen. We can stay home and still come together to make a difference. Please donate.

Ahlan Simsim, created by the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and Sesame Workshop, is an early childhood development program that gives millions of refugee and displaced children and their families in Syria, Jordan, Lebanon and Iraq the support they need to cope with crises and build a brighter future. The program has adapted to COVID-19 by providing caregivers with learning activities for their children via WhatsApp.

The International Rescue Committee has partnered with World Central Kitchen, founded by Chef José Andrés, to provide food for communities in New York City hit hard by the coronavirus.

Thank you for supporting the International Rescue Committee's work in helping people whose lives and livelihoods are shattered by conflict and disaster to survive, recover and gain control of their future. We couldn't do it without you. Learn more about the 2020 Rescue Dinner.

Nine years of conflict have devastated Syria's health system, which now must face the threat of COVID-19. Hear from our doctors in the northeast about how they continue to serve displaced families at our health clinics—safely.

When a crisis like coronavirus strikes, women and girls face extra challenges. IRC president and CEO David Miliband shares a special Mother's Day update on what the IRC is doing to help ensure their needs are met.